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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows
(a) Why the fishermen are so tan.
(b) How many grains of sand there are in the world.
(c) If he is aware of the dangers of sun-tanning.
(d) How many fish there are in the ocean.

2. Miss Sampson asks the previous question in order to
(a) Trick Sedaris into revealing his disdain for sports.
(b) Determine whether or not she will like Sedaris.
(c) Provoke an argument about football.
(d) Get Sedaris talking so she might hear his lisp.

3. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He has a lazy tongue.
(b) He wants to stand out among other students.
(c) He never learned to speak correctly.
(d) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.

4. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to
(a) Women and sex.
(b) Popular songs Sedaris does not know.
(c) Men and sex.
(d) Jazz musicians.

5. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by
(a) His mother's comparing it to a saltwater toilet.
(b) His experiences swimming in it.
(c) His father's explanation of the tides.
(d) His interest in sun-bathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?

2. Sedaris believed he was living art because

3. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to

4. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by

5. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are

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